The rotten fruit industry
Foreign workers are being paid as little as a few dollars an hour to pick the fruit we eat. Photographer Penny Stephens met Malaysian fruit picker, Mohammad Rowi in Swan Hill where he worked by torchlight picking grapes. Her time with him ended in car trip to the airport after Rowi was ordered to leave Australia by the immigration department.
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Rowi bin Ahmad before he was deported. Photo: Penny Stephens -
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Fruit farms in Victoria's North have sub-contracted workers, many Malaysian, working illegally under shocking conditions. These nervous workers hid their faces from view. Photo: Penny Stephens -
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Fruit farms in Victoria's North have sub-contracted workers, many Malaysian, working illegally under shocking conditions. Malaysian journalist Saiful Haizan Hasam went undercover. Photo: Penny Stephens -
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Fruit farms in Victoria's North have sub-contracted workers, many Malaysian, working illegally under shocking conditions. Rowi bin Ahmad was one, he's since been deported. Photo: Penny Stephens -
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Fruit farms in Victoria's North have sub-contracted workers, many Malaysian, working illegally under shocking conditions. Photo: Penny Stephens -
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Fruit farms in Victoria's North have sub-contracted workers, many Malaysian, working illegally under shocking conditions. Lawyer Vicknaraj Thanarajah represented one of the workers, Rowi bin Ahmad. Photo: Penny Stephens -
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Fruit farms in Victoria's North have sub-contracted workers, many Malaysian, working illegally under shocking conditions. Rowi bin Ahmad was one, he's since been deported. This was his last day in Australia, with his lawyer Vicknaraj Thanarajah. Photo: Penny Stephens -
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Fruit farms in Victoria's North have sub-contracted workers, many Malaysian, working illegally under shocking conditions. Cutri Fruit is a main offender. Photo: Penny Stephens -
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Fruit farms in Victoria's North have sub-contracted workers, many Malaysian, working illegally under shocking conditions. Photo: Penny Stephens
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